Backgrounds

Limbo of the Lost is a 2D point-and-click adventure game. It consists of an animated 2D character moving over a 2D background.

Most, if not all of these backgrounds appear to have been taken from other commercial games. It is a misapprehension by some that LotL contains realtime 3D art and that the plagiarism in question could be explained in the same way that the Stalker plagiarism scandal was resolved. This is not the case. All of the background in LotL are static images. Thus, all that the artist needed to do to create them from another game's assets was to play the game and take a screenshot, then manipulate that screenshot in Photoshop as necessary.

Some backgrounds contain assets from more than one game. The screenshots below are listed by the game from which the original art appears to have been taken. If a screenshot contains art from more than one source, it is noted.

Diablo II[]

Many backgrounds in LotL contain small images that have been pasted on in an image editing program to make the screenshots look more macabre..

Limbo of the Lost	Diablo II	Notes
		Wall of the Eyeless is a shield item from Diablo II.
		Full Helm used for uniques in Diablo II can be seen in the screenshot on the right of the character, although somewhat vertically compressed. Not to miss the Elder Scrolls armor and weapons on the back wall.
		Chain/Mesh/Boneweave Boots from Diablo II which can be seen in the screenshot on the right, darkened.

Baldur's Gate[]

Limbo of the Lost	Baldur's Gate	Notes
		This background contains an icon of Cloak of Protection +2 from Baldur's Gate.

Enclave[]

Limbo of the Lost	Enclave	Notes






		Mirrored image

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind[]

Limbo of the Lost	Morrowind	Notes
		This background contains elements from the Orcish Armor set in Morrowind, plus a recoloured glass staff, a recolored daedric shortsword and a Nordic battle axe.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion[]

Limbo of the Lost	Oblivion	Notes
		Castle Skingrad. Note, however, since the programmer of LotL wanted the torches to be animated, he clone-stamped out the fires from Oblivion and superimposed a fire gif.
		Dungeon, Skingrad Castle
		Cloud Ruler Temple Great Hall
		Fighter's Guild, Anvil
		Smithy, Castle Anvil
		First Edition, Imperial City
		Chestnut Handy Stables, Imperial City
		Office of Imperial Commerce, Imperial City
		Three Sisters' Inn, Leyawiin
		Five Claws Lodge, Leyawiin
		Five Claws Lodge, Leyawiin
		Five Claws Lodge, Leyawiin
		Lord's Manor, Bruma Castle
		The Fair Deal, Bravil
		Bravil Stables
		Servants' Quarters, Bravil Castle
		Dungeon, Bravil Castle
		Wizard's Grotto, Bravil
		Wizard's Grotto, Bravil
		Wizard's Grotto, Bravil
		Wizard's Grotto, Bravil
		Wizard's Grotto, Bravil (this room is used twice, the second time is mirrored)

Return to Castle Wolfenstein[]

Limbo of the Lost	Return to Castle Wolfenstein	Notes

Thief: Deadly Shadows (a.k.a. Thief III)[]

Limbo of the Lost	Thief III	Notes
		Keeper Library
		Keeper Library
		Keeper Library
		Keeper Library, Orland's Office
		A back alley in Stonemarket Plaza
		Shop in Stonemarket Proper
		Docks
		Tavern in Docks
		Pavelock Prison
		Overlook Mansion
		Overlook Mansion
		Ramien's place in Old Quarter
		Catacombs under Fort Ironwood in Old Quarter

Unreal Tournament 2004[]

Limbo of the Lost	Unreal Tournament	Notes
		DM-Helmzdeep
		DM-Helmzdeep
		ONS-Urban and AS-FallenCity (some assets match up, but not the overall layout; further investigation needed)
		DM-Aristocracy
		DM-Aristocracy
		DM-Aristocracy
		DM-Aristocracy
		DM-Aristocracy
		DM-Aristocracy
		DM-Aristocracy
		DM-Aristocracy
		DM-Aristocracy
		DM-Aristocracy
		DM-Aristocracy
		DM-Aristocracy
		DM-Aristocracy
		DM-Aristocracy
		DM-Purisma
		DM-Purisma
		DM-Purisma
		DM-Purisma
		DM-Purisma
		DM-Purisma
		DM-1on1-Zoetic
		DM-Asbestos

Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines[]

Limbo of the Lost	Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines	Notes
		This, and all of the screenshots below, are from the Plaguebearer sewer map. (la_plaguebearer_sewer_1)

Painkiller Black Edition[]

Limbo of the Lost	Painkiller	Notes
		C1L2_Atrium_Complex
		C1L2_Atrium_Complex
		C1L3_Catacombs
		C1L3_Catacombs
		C1L3_Catacombs
		C1L3_Catacombs
		C1L3_Catacombs
		C1L3_Catacombs
		C1L3_Catacombs
		C2L1_Bridge
		C2L2_Prison
		C2L2_Prison
		C2L5_Town
		C2L5_Town
		C2L6_Swamp
		C3L1_Train_Station
		C3L1_Train_Station
		C3L1_Train_Station
		C3L6_Forest
		C5L2_Docks
		C6L1_Orphanage
		C6L1_Orphanage
		C6L1_Orphanage
		C6L1_Orphanage
		C6L1_Orphanage
		C6L6_Colloseum
		C6L6_Colloseum
		C6L6_Colloseum
		C6L6_Colloseum
		C6L6_Colloseum
		C6L6_Colloseum
		DM_Fallen1
		DM_Fallen1
		DM_Fallen2
		DM_Fallen2
		DM_Fallen2
		DM_Fallen2
		DM_Fallen2 - This doorway was edited into the room above.
		DM_Illuminati
		DM_Mine

Weta Collectibles[]

Limbo of the Lost	Weta Collectible	Notes
		This background contains an image of the Weta Collectible Ringwraith bust from Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies.

Licensable Assets[]

Limbo of the Lost	DAZ Productions	Notes
		This background is comprised almost entirely of a single licensable asset from DAZ Productions
		This background image uses another licensable asset from DAZ Productions: a Steampunk robot, which is also used in one of the cutscenes for the game.

Images[]

Limbo of the Lost	Actual Image	Notes
		This background image contains a picture of a skeleton riding a horse. Source unknown.

Unconfirmed/Disputed[]

The following images are all taken from the bonus DVD or the game itself and are awaiting research into their origins. For anyone looking for additional images, this thread at RPG.net has zillions.